Tag Archives: Plant

Frugal Eating- Dandelion Greens

Dandelions developed a bad rep years ago- mostly for being an annoying, pesky weed. Almost everyone has the plant growing somewhere in their yard, and most do just about everything to get rid of it- by using chemical pesticides or simply chopping it up … Continue reading

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The Health Benefits of Ginseng

This is my first guest post! Read below for the many health benefits of ginseng, the “miracle plant”. Thanks to Lisa for the great article. The Heath benefits of Ginseng Ginseng has been in use for some 5000 years and … Continue reading

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Tweet For Trees

As part of their Billion Tree Campaign and to celebrate World Environmental Day on June 5th, the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) is promising to plant a tree for each person that follows them on social networking site Twitter. Between now and June 5th, … Continue reading

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FDA Approves New Sweetener for U.S.

  A stevia plant The newly approved sweetener is called stevia and is a herbal, zero-calorie, zero-carbohydrate sweetener.  Stevia has been available in the States for some time but because it had not yet been approved as a sweetener, it … Continue reading

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